The Foundation administers more than 40 merit and/or activity based scholarships given annually to graduating seniors of the District’s four high schools. Each scholarship is determined via the donor’s designation of student background and pursuit of higher education studies. View Scholarship Descriptions HERE
Scholarship Listing
Aenille-Stewart-Swaney Memorial Scholarship
Paul Anthony Memorial Music Scholarship
Alice F. Bizulis Memorial Scholarship
Judy & Larry Blum Scholarship
Jim Bowen Memorial Baseball Scholarship
Barry & Gilda Boyer-Van Meter Inc. “Power Your Future” Scholarship
Bob Brooks Memorial Scholarship
Tom Campbell Memorial Scholarship
Cedar Rapids Sunrise Rotary Scholarship
John Charlson Physics Award
Evelyn & Willis Daugherty Memorial Vocal Music Scholarship
James & Janet Erbe Scholarship
Scott Ewoldsen Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship
Dennis & Grace Ferreter Scholarship
Friends of the PTA Scholarship
“We, as Jim Bowen’s family, feel privileged to fund ‘The Jim Bowen Jefferson High School Sr. Baseball Scholarship’. Jim was very involved at Jefferson as a student/athlete and was committed to education (and baseball) as an adult. I know that Jim would support our decision & be very proud.”
Catherine Gendreau Memorial Scholarship
Robert L. Geuder Scholarship
Walter D. Hartman Scholarship
Henderson Memorial Scholarship
Susan Hovelson Shimon Memorial Scholarship
Iowa Retired School Personnel “Future Educator Achievement Award”
Joe Kenney Memorial Scholarship
Gilbert J. Maas Memorial German Scholarship
Rick Nees “Groovy Grad” Memorial Scholarship
George Novak Memorial Scholarship
Olson Basketball Scholarship
Nancy Parmater Champion Memorial Scholarship
Polaski Family Scholarship
Robert Reitz Future Educator Scholarship
Grant Rutherford “Excellence: One Stroke at a Time” Memorial Scholarship
Tom & Carol Ryder Memorial Cougar Student Scholarship
James F. & Jacqueline K. Schneekloth Memorial Scholarship
Schneider Family Scholarship
John M. Secl Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Seiler Memorial Scholarship
Richard & Jeanne Sentman Scholarship
Shawn Dennis Shaw Memorial Scholarship
Steve Strong Computer Scholarship
Daniel J. Vanorny Memorial Scholarship
John W. Whipple Memorial Scholarship
Thomas R. White Memorial Scholarship
Irene Wiedeman Memorial Scholarship
Otto F. Wiedersberg, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Gordon Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship
Sean Wu Memorial Scholarship
Alan Zazza Memorial Scholarship